As the flame rises, the steelmaking plant in Liaodong is officially ignited, and the Liaodong steelmaking plant in Daming officially begins to operate, from this moment on, a large amount of steel will be produced here, and then quickly transported to the weapons factory next to it, and the steel will also be forged into weapons in a very short time, and then armed to the soldiers of Liaodong.

Zhu Houzhao didn't stay here too much, he was a symbolic meaning today, and after staying for a long time, it made the people below uncomfortable, and after watching the ignition, let the people below distribute the reward, and Zhu Houzhao left with the people.

Back at his hotel, Zhu Houzhao saw Wang Shouren, who he hadn't seen for a long time, these Wang Shouren were very busy, and the entire Liaodong military reform was all on him, but with the experience of the Beijing camp, Wang Shouren was also familiar with things. It didn't take much effort to recruit the troops, because the propaganda work was well done.

Although the young men of Liaodong had doubts, the reputation of the Black Dragon Guard and the crown prince was still useful, especially after observing the Black Dragon Guard's silver.

The silver and the reward for the battle in the northern frontier this time were all sent down, looking at the big silver ingots, few people were not moved, and the number of people who enlisted in the army increased all of a sudden. You must know that the recruitment of soldiers in this imperial court is not something you can join if you want to, you have to pass the assessment, and you can't do it as long as you want.

Five-year recruitment, which means very simply, is that you work for five years and then you can be assessed, if you are qualified, then you can stay and work for another five years, if you are not qualified, you have to go home.

In addition, within the past five years, if you have accumulated enough military merits to be promoted, even if you are promoted to a small banner, you will be an official of the imperial court, and you will naturally not be affected. It's just that this accumulation of merit is for war merit, do you want to be an official? If you want to, then you have to work hard to fight, and the conditions are very simple, you can behead twenty levels.

Zhu Houzhao's policy is really exciting, and now the eyes of the soldiers in Liaodong are almost red, and their fighting spirit is very high-pitched.

Originally, everyone didn't want to fight Uharyan, but now who doesn't want to go? You must know that the reward given by the imperial court is divided, and if a subordinate is beheaded by one level, the soldier can get a reward of forty taels of silver. The small flag can get an additional ten taels of silver, five taels for a hundred households, and only one tael for a thousand households.

Of course, you can also choose to remember merit, merit and promotion, and choose silver, then this merit will be considered a reward.

The same is true for non-commissioned soldiers, if you don't save enough for level 20 in five years, when you retire from the army, the court will give you a one-time repayment of silver, in short, as long as you kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, it is a promotion and salary increase, and you will reach the peak of life. After the promulgation of this policy, the entire Liaodong was filled with a fighting spirit from top to bottom, in a word, when will the war start.

Zhu Houzhao also knows that in this era, it is the best way to stimulate with silver, and there are feelings for the family and country, but you can't talk to these ordinary soldiers.

Now the wisdom of the people has not been opened, what everyone wants is to be promoted and make a fortune, what you say is that everything else is in vain, so you just be direct.

Sure enough, such a policy has a very good effect, but at the same time, there are also unfavorable things, that is, the fighting spirit is too enthusiastic, and in the past three months, the momentum of the Liaodong generals asking for war has become higher and higher. If it is really changed like this, what will become of the Ming army, Zhu Houzhao doesn't have to think about it, saying that **** is light.

They will find fault everywhere, look for excuses everywhere to go to war, don't talk nonsense, just go to war, come and come, and refuse to fight.

Although there are this drawbacks, Zhu Houzhao still chose this direction, because Zhu Houzhao also knew that if he wanted to boost the morale of Daming and boost his fighting spirit, this was the best way. As for hitting out, are you afraid? I'm afraid I won't be able to fight now. Now seeing Wang Shouren, Zhu Houzhao naturally thought of these things.

"Is the situation in the army alright?" Waving his hand to signal Wang Shouren to excuse himself, Zhu Houzhao said slowly.

"Back to Your Highness, it's okay now, but it's not good to always press it like this." Wang Shouren said with a wry smile: "This morale has risen, and now is a good time to send troops." ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, he naturally understood this, and after a moment of silence, Zhu Houzhao said directly: "Go back and tell them that the steelmaking plant has begun to make steel, and the first batch of ordnance will be built soon, equipped with new ordnance, we will immediately send troops to Wuharyan, don't be afraid that there will be no war, there are many places for the Ming Dynasty to fight." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Wang Shouren immediately breathed a sigh of relief, so it couldn't be better.

"Tell me about the situation in the barracks!" Zhu Hou looked at Wang Shouren, and then spoke again.

Wang Shouren nodded, and then said: "The training of recruits has been completed, some of them have been eliminated, and the rest have been reorganized, 20,000 cavalry, 30,000 foot soldiers have all been reorganized, and the lineup and cooperation are being practiced in the past few days, and it can be completed in about a few months, which can be regarded as forming combat effectiveness, but if you really want to become a strong army, I am afraid that you will have to fight a few times." ”

Zhu Houzhao agrees with this statement, although about half of them are military households in the Liaodong military array, but these people did not fight well before, and there are not many arrogant soldiers and fierce generals among them.

The rest are recruited newcomers, these people have only been trained for a few months, and it is naturally not possible to go to the battlefield, and maybe some people will be scared to pee their pants. For this, Zhu Houzhao has no good way, he can only fight a few times, and if he sees blood a few times, it will naturally be fine, which Zhu Houzhao believes.

"Then give it a few shots." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "I believe that Aiqing has a way, if it doesn't work, I will go to the grassland to practice." ”

"The minister is preparing to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for an order to pull these soldiers out for a turn, and at least to see the grassland scenery." The expression on Wang Shouren's face has not changed, he has had this idea for a long time, and it is the right time to bring it up now.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said with a smile: "It's good that Aiqing is in charge of these things, and this palace still believes in Aiqing." ”

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believed in himself, Wang Shouren also knew what the courtiers should do, so he hurriedly bowed down and said, "The minister will go back and make arrangements." ”

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, Wang Shouren turned around and retreated, looking at Wang Shouren's back, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and moved his muscles and bones, and the matter of Liaodong was over for the time being. The next thing to wait for is the battle against Uharyan, which will definitely be fought before winter, and it is time to prepare for the woolen factory on your side.

While Zhu Houzhao was enjoying this rare leisure, Liu Jin walked in from outside.